Want to race for real??

[MATCHBX]

Fred can order pizzas like nobody's business.

Hey, guys gotta eat, right?

[FattyBoomBatty]

Personally, I want to do this later, but I'd never join a team only to have to climb some ladder or sit around having pipe dreams. That's retarded. Drive or don't go.

But that's me.

[s1ngletracker]

I wouldn't say its so much about climbing a ladder; more about people feeling it out or wanting to see what its about without having to invest a lot of money up front.

You can hop on any noobish team without having prior experience. But if you're trying to get on a team that's actually decently fast, good luck jumping on with zero road racing/crew experience at all.

Teams need crew, and crew can come and don't have to pay for anything, the drivers cover their expenses. Great, cheap way to have fun. Is it as fun as driving? Not gonna make that argument. But for example, I can't afford any more races this year but I might go to the race at Laguna Seca just to crew, gonna be a ton of fun and cool to experience such a famous world class track.

Starting a team/building a car is yet more expensive. Crewing beats not doing it at all, for darn sure.

[CarRacer]

Expecting to just jump on a team and drive a car that has had hundreds of hours of work put into it? That's asking an awful lot. And if you don't have any experience, well that's just retarded.

But that's just me.

[s1ngletracker]

Well some teams do rent seats for arrive & drive people, that isn't uncommon.

[MATCHBX]

It's his kind of arrogant attitude that this series is not geared towards. This series is about having fun and getting seat time.

If you're Mario Andretti, you might be able to walk on with that kind of an attitude. But you sir, are no Mario.

[goodhart]

This would be great if I had any time in my schedule. I'd like to get out to see one of these next summer.

[AJ]

Space, check. Tow Rig, check. Funds, check. Ideally I'd like to just get something going for 2012, get one race in at BIR or IA at very minimum to get the feet wet, and do a couple more in 2013.

[MATCHBX]

I got a car that we can prep this winter and at least one or 2 other drivers. How about it Allan?

[bertrenolds5]

Originally Posted by Tachyon

Has a 2012 schedule (official or otherwise) been posted anywhere?

We're in the process of building something.... odd... for this

Something awsome! Just rember if you ever crash it paul I would be interested in taking your tranny off your hands.

[bertrenolds5]

Originally Posted by 1QUICK4

I can find plenty of rough 91 Galants for around $500

I cannot find many running Civics or BMWs for that kind of $$$ though

Why not just make a few adds? Who's going to know and as long as you really paid less then $500 or even got it for free then what does it matter?

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Originally Posted by bertrenolds5

Why not just make a few adds? Who's going to know and as long as you really paid less then $500 or even got it for free then what does it matter?

That would be cheating.

[CarRacer]

If you showed up with a GVR4 with a turbo smaller than a 16g on it, nobody would care that it wasn't $500. You're not getting laps in it and it will probably explode spectacularly on the track.

Bring lots of extra brakes and tires though, that thing is going to chew through them.

[AJ]

Originally Posted by MATCHBX

I got a car that we can prep this winter and at least one or 2 other drivers. How about it Allan?

This would be relevant to my intrests. You talking about the MR2? How would that hold up?

My thing with Chump car and 2012, I want to pace myself, I don't want to do 3 Chump evetns and not be able to do a single Auto X event. I don't want to deal with not enjoying the seat time if people are worried about the cost. If I did one event in 2012 while getting a car all set up and "reliable", then I'd be happy, and stoked about 2013!

I'm asking for Safety gear for xmas this year getting that out of the way now either way just in case!

[MATCHBX]

Well, it has held up to 2 seasons of rallycross with Denny and I both driving with it, with very minimal issues. I have a few things that need tending to (just an oil leak and general maintenance issues like brakes and such) which I will be doing this winter as well. Other than that, it's solid.

I'm only looking at maybe the BIR events next year for it also. I'm thinking it will probably only be 1 or 2 events up there, right? Honestly, if something totally catastrophic happened to the MR2 while it was being raced, I could easily walk away from it without regret. It has been an amazing car for me for as little as I've had to put into it. Kind of like they always say about rally cars, don't drive one that you can't walk away from if it's totalled.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Chumpcar Happy Hour Set up!!

Come share your competition stories from this year, discuss your build, the upcoming 2012 races, etc. This is a great opportunity for folks interested to ask questions from the more experienced (victimized?) Chumpsters. We'll have print outs of the rules, flyers for the series, hopefully some supporting vendors and give away some ChumpGear. If the last happy hour was any indication, we’ll have a great time. The local teams have now run so many events together that most folks from local teams are no longer strangers. I’m looking forward to catching up and bench racing.

Wear your ChumpGear or team colors! Bring your DVD or laptop of on-track madness. Pictures to share? I'll buy a beer for anyone that arrives driving their Chumpcar.

The 2012 Schedule should be available by the happy hour. We've met a ton of fun people during races again this year.

When: Saturday, November 19th

Location: Poor Richards Commonhouse (Hwys 494 & 100) - In the Backroom

Time: 6PM to Whenever (We have our own room with three TVs so bring some videos to share). They will send me an email with the hookups that the TVs take but the manager said HDMI and S-Video were givens. Look for the Chumpcar sign/banners.

Looking forward to catching up on everyone's plans for competition in 2012. Please share this with your friends, fellow racers, forum groupies, neighbors, law enforcement, etc.
Tubby

[Shane@DBPerformance]

New race schedule is out for next year. We will probably run 3 or 4 events. I highlighted the close-ish events.

2012 ChumpCar World Series Schedule

NOLA MOTORSPORTS PARK (North Course): 21 Jan / 14-Hour
ROAD ATLANTA: 11 - 12 Feb / Double-7
EAGLES CANYON RACEWAY: 3 - 4 Mar / Double-7
PALM BEACH INT'L RACEWAY: 3 - 4 Mar / 24-Hour
STREETS OF ENSENADA: 10 - 11 Mar (T) / 2-2-3 Enduros
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY (Full Roval): 31-Mar / 14-Hour
LA JUNTA RACEWAY: 31 Mar - 1 Apr / Double-7
PORTLAND INT'L RACEWAY: 31 Mar - 1 Apr / 10 + 6 Enduros
BEAVERUN: 14 - 15 Apr / Double-7
ROAD AMERICA: 21 - 22 Apr / Double-7
SPOKANE COUNTY RACEWAY: 5 - 6 May / 10 + 6 Enduros
TEXAS WORLD SPEEDWAY: 19 - 20 May / 24-Hour
SHANNONVILLE MOTORSPORTS PARK: 26 - 27 May (T) / Double-7
DAYTONA INT'L SPEEDWAY (Full Roval): 27-May / 14-Hour
GIMLI AERO-RACEWAY: 2 - 3 Jun (T) / Double-7
NEW JERSEY MTRSPTS PARK (Lightning): 2 - 3 Jun / Double-7
EDMONTON (CFB): 9 – 10 Jun (T) / Double-7
GATEWAY MOTORPLEX (Full Roval): 9 - 10 Jun / 14-Hour
BUTTONWILLOW RACEWAY: 16-Jun / 14-Hour
HIGH PLAINS RACEWAY: 23 - 24 Jun / Double-7
BRAINERD INT'L RACEWAY: 30-Jun / 14-Hour
SPOKANE COUNTY RACEWAY (Long Course): 21 - 22 Jul / 24-Hour
VIRGINIA INT'L RACEWAY (Full Course): 11 - 12 Aug / 24-Hour
STREETS OF WILLOW (All-Night Race): 18 - 19 Aug / 14-Hour
MICHIGAN INT'L SPEEDWAY (Full Roval): 25 - 26 Aug / Double-7
IOWA SPEEDWAY (Full Roval): 25 - 26 Aug /24-Hour
PIKES PEAK INT'L RACEWAY (Full Roval): 8 - 9 Sep / 24-Hour
GRAND BEND RACEWAY: 15 – 16 Sep / Reg. Chumpionship Format TBD
SEBRING INT'L RACEWAY (Long Track): 22-Sep / 14-Hour
HEARTLAND PARK RACEWAY: 22 - 23 Sep / Reg. Chumpionship Format TBD
STREETS OF MEXICALI: 23 - 23 Sep (T) / 2-2-3 Enduros
NELSON LEDGES ROAD COURSE: 6 - 7 Oct / 25.25.25
TEXAS WORLD SPEEDWAY: 20 Oct (T) / 14-Hour
ROAD AMERICA: 20 - 21 Oct / Double-7
MEMPHIS MOTORSPORTS PARK: 27-Oct / 14-Hour
PORTLAND INT'L RACEWAY: 27 - 28 Oct / 12 + 6 Enduro
AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY: 3 - 4 Nov / Reg. Chumpionship Format TBD
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY (Full Roval): 10-Nov / Reg. Chumpionship Format TBD
NOLA MOTORSPORTS PARK: 17 - 18 Nov / Double-7
ROAD ATLANTA: 8-Dec / 14-Hour
HARRIS HILL RACEWAY: 8 - 9 Dec / Double-7

[Tachyon]

Nice!

Thanks for posting the schedule.

[Speedfreak]

Shooting for the RA and Brainerd dates. But am not interested in oval stuff, so will check out those other dates and what their layouts are.

[s1ngletracker]

Who is following through on building a car for chumpcar? I believe that MATCHBX sold the car he was thinking about racing We're in the thick of improvements for the season, the interior is stripped/engine pulled and we're doing multiple winter projects on it.